By Bryan Eneas

PAGC honours veterans at Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre

Nov 9, 2016 | 4:00 PM

The halls of the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre were decked out in poppies, doves, and artwork made to commemorate veterans and Remembrance Day.

Veterans from across Saskatchewan gathered in the gymnasium for ceremonies which honoured their service to Canada.

Steven Ross, the Grand Chief of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veteran’s Association, was present at the ceremony. He said days like today are ones used to reflect and remember his friends.

“I remember that people made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,” Ross said. “They gave us the freedom to walk freely on this land. Build our cities in the landscape. The freedom to walk in the forest as we please, and the freedom to be whatever we want to be.”

Ross acknowledged the cost of that freedom. He said it didn’t come free; it took the lives of many men and women both First Nations and non-First Nations alike.

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Dignitaries from the Prince Albert Grand Council, including newly elected Vice-Chief Chris Jobb were present.

“I want to commend our leaders, the students and also the cadets who are here,” Jobb said. “Our veterans, they did this for us, to have that freedom.”

Jobb also acknowledged the spirits who had lost their lives for the freedoms we enjoy today.

“They had brave hearts. I don’t know if I would be able to do it,” Jobb said.

Wreathes were laid to honour fallen soldiers in the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War. Peacekeepers and RCMP officers were also honoured with wreaths. Ceremonies concluded with a feast prepared by the staff of the Prince Albert Grand Council.

To see a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies around Prince Albert, click here.

Bryan.Eneas@jpbg.ca

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